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Newstalk Breakfast brings you all the news you need to set you up for the day – from politics, business, sport, entertainment and everything in between. Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly have all the stories that matter, every weekday from 7-9AM. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast Highlights on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'
Location:
Dublin, Ireland
Description:
Newstalk Breakfast brings you all the news you need to set you up for the day – from politics, business, sport, entertainment and everything in between. Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly have all the stories that matter, every weekday from 7-9AM. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast Highlights on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'
Twitter:
@BreakfastNT
Language:
English
Contact:
Newstalk HQ Marconi House Digges Lane Dublin 2 1890 453106
Email:
breakfast@newstalk.com
Episodes
Love Island is back but do we care?
6/9/2025
Just as a hopefully sunny June lands, so too does a new season on Love Island. But what does the island have in store for us, and do we still care? We discuss this with Saoirse Hanley, Irish Independent Columnist .
Duration:00:06:14
Have you been banned from a social media platform?
6/9/2025
Have you been banned from a social media platform? Well there's a new appeals center that will hear cases from those who feel they were unfairly suspended. We get all the details with Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly.
Duration:00:03:21
Rents for newly-built properties will no longer be capped at 2% annually
6/9/2025
Rents for newly-built properties will no longer be capped at 2% annually but will instead be tied to the rate of inflation under plans set to be considered by Cabinet this week. Joining Sean to discuss this is Marian Finnegan, Managing Director of Sherry Fitzgerald.
Duration:00:05:57
Monday Riff: Rents for new builds to be tied to inflation
6/9/2025
Rents for new builds to be tied to inflation. Sean and Ciara discuss further this morning.
Duration:00:03:50
Israel orders military to block aid boat from reaching Gaza
6/9/2025
A Gaza-bound ship carrying a dozen pro-Palestinian activists and aid has been diverted toward Israeli shores and its passengers are expected to return to their home countries, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said early this morning. Ciara caught up with Caoimhe Butterly, Irish human rights campaigner and organizer of the Gaza Freedom Coalition, who’s currently in Sicily, and she gave us an update on what exactly happened overnight
Also we heard from Former Israeli Government Spokesperson Eylon Levy.
Duration:00:09:57
Albufeira crackdown on drunken tourists
6/9/2025
If you get too drunk or rowdy in The Algarve resort of Albufeira, you could be in receipt of penalties of up to €4,000. Speaking to Sean Defoe this morning was Eoghan Corry, Editor at Air and Travel Magazine.
Duration:00:06:03
Up to 100 local shops close annually in Ireland
6/9/2025
According to the Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association, up to 100 local shops close annually in Ireland. CEO of Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association, Vincent Jennings discuss this with Ciara this morning.
Duration:00:03:47
Women are facing significant delays in accessing free hrt
6/9/2025
Women are facing significant delays in accessing free Hormone Replacement Therapy, just a week after the Government launched its new scheme. While 93% of pharmacies have signed up, the Irish Pharmacy Union says surging demand is worsening supply chain issues, leaving some women waiting weeks for treatment.
Speaking to Ciara this morning was their President Tom Murray.
Duration:00:04:54
National Guard troops deployed on the streets of Los Angeles
6/9/2025
National Guard troops were deployed on the streets of Los Angeles on Sunday as the Trump administration took a hard line to quell protests against the raids on suspected illegal immigrants.
We get the latest on the situation there with Pete Demetriou, KNX News Radio Field Reporter.
Duration:00:06:24
The Grief of Ageing
6/6/2025
Helen Coffey, Senior Features Writer with The Independent, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss why she compares ageing to grief — and how society treats growing older.
Listen here.
Duration:00:05:52
Gaza Flotilla En Route
6/6/2025
Reva Viard, activist on board the Gaza-bound flotilla, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss the group’s mission to challenge Israel’s naval blockade.
Listen here.
Duration:00:05:51
Harasser Sentenced
6/6/2025
Deirdre Reynolds, Sunday World columnist, joins Newstalk Breakfast after her harasser — a convicted rapist — was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Listen here.
Duration:00:06:21
Childcare Fees to Be Capped
6/6/2025
Norma Foley, Minister for Children, joins Newstalk Breakfast to outline plans for a new maximum fee cap on early learning and childcare services.
Listen here.
Duration:00:07:41
'Maybe It's Autism' -- Errol Musk
6/6/2025
NewsTalk Breakfast is joined by Elon Musk’s father, Errol.
As this escalating row between Elon and Donald Trump rolls on, is it all about the "Big Beautiful Bill" or is there more to it.
Listen here.
Duration:00:10:18
Wicked: Part Two
6/6/2025
Dee Molumby, pop culture and film expert, joins Newstalk Breakfast to talk about the newly released trailer and premiere date for Wicked: Part Two.
Listen here.
Duration:00:04:26
Housing Crisis Solutions
6/6/2025
Sorcha Edwards, Secretary General of Housing Europe, joins Newstalk Breakfast to outline ideas from the International Social Housing Festival underway in Dublin.
Listen here.
Duration:00:04:47
Trump and Musk Trade Blows
6/6/2025
David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief for The Guardian, joins Newstalk Breakfast to unpack the public feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Listen here.
Duration:00:08:13
All Things Considered
6/5/2025
All things considered, is free speech under threat, or are we blowing the hate speech legislation out of proportion?
Jonathan and Ciara discuss.
Listen here.
Duration:00:04:17
Weight Loss Drugs and Contraception
6/5/2025
Professor Donal O’Shea, Clinical Lead for Obesity at the HSE, joins the show to discuss new warnings for women using weight-loss drugs, after reports of unexpected pregnancies linked to reduced contraceptive effectiveness.
Listen here to get the report breakdown.
Duration:00:04:53
EV Charger Rollout
6/5/2025
Motoring Editor with the Sunday Independent, Geraldine Herbert, joins Newstalk Breakfast to assess whether 175 new fast chargers will be enough to support growing EV demand across the country.
Listen here.
Duration:00:03:21